Conservation Live: 'The Death of a Stag' by Benjamin West » Condition

Given its age and size, the painting was
found to be in very good condition. There were no distortions in the canvas and initial cleaning tests revealed a well-preserved paint layer.
Nevertheless, past accidental damage was evident – large, crudely restored
areas of paint loss around old tears and punctures in the canvas. In addition, there was some abrasion caused by earlier insensitive cleaning processes and other,
scattered, small paint losses were detected.